well-behaved

Example Sentences

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As long as they’re home by curfew, and have been well-behaved that week, the teens are allowed to set their own schedules.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 8, 2026

"I was a good child and I loved school but if you were well-behaved there, the more targeted you were," she said.

From BBC • Feb. 23, 2026

JPMorgan said a combination of solid growth and well-behaved inflation are producing a Goldilocks set-up for stocks to flourish.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 23, 2026

She was a lovable child, always smiling and well-behaved, said Denes.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 23, 2025

Come to think of it, she hadn’t done very well pretending to be a bland, boring, well-behaved whatnot.

From "The School for Whatnots" by Margaret Peterson Haddix